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痛入心脾 — “Pain penetrates heart and spleen”

痛入心脾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes extreme sorrow or grief that penetrates one's deepest emotions; heart-wrenching pain”. Literally, “pain penetrates heart and spleen”.

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痛入心脾 Pronunciation and Pinyin

痛入心脾 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
痛
tòng12pain, sorrow, thoroughly
入
rù2to enter
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
脾
pí12spleen, digestion, nutrient absorption

Example Sentence with 痛入心脾

得知亲人离世的噩耗后,他感到痛入心脾,泪流不止。
Upon hearing the devastating news of a loved one's passing, he felt a deep, heart-wrenching pain and couldn't stop crying.

Idioms Related to 痛入心脾

Synonyms of 痛入心脾

  • tòng痛zhī之rù入gǔ骨deeply grieved; heartbroken
  • tòng痛xīn心kè刻gǔ骨profoundly heartbroken to the core

More idioms starting with 痛

  • tòng痛xià下zhēn针biān砭criticize sharply to correct faults
  • tòng痛bù不kě可rěn忍unbearably painful
  • tòng痛bù不kān堪rěn忍unbearable pain or grief
  • tòng痛bù不yù欲shēng生so grief-stricken as to wish to die
  • tòng痛rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓pain penetrates the bone marrow
  • tòng痛qiè切xīn心gǔ骨deeply heartbroken
  • tòng痛jiǎo剿qióng穷pò迫vigorously suppress and relentlessly pursue
  • tòng痛jiǎo剿qióng穷zhuī追thoroughly suppress and relentlessly pursue
  • tòng痛kū哭liú流tì涕weep bitterly and shed copious tears
  • tòng痛dìng定sī思tòng痛reflect on past pain to learn lessons
  • tòng痛chè彻xīn心fǔ腑profoundly heartbroken

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Questions about 痛入心脾

What does 痛入心脾 mean?

痛入心脾 (tòng rù xīn pí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes extreme sorrow or grief that penetrates one's deepest emotions; heart-wrenching pain”.

How do you pronounce 痛入心脾?

痛入心脾 is pronounced tòng rù xīn pí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 痛入心脾 literally mean?

Literally, 痛入心脾 means “pain penetrates heart and spleen”. It is used to mean “describes extreme sorrow or grief that penetrates one's deepest emotions; heart-wrenching pain”.

What is the Chinese definition of 痛入心脾?

形容悲痛到了极点。

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